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    World Index of Molecular Visualization Resources part of SERC Web Resource Collection

    http://www.molvisindex.org
    This is a very inclusive site for 3-D viewing of biological molecules and their interactions. There are many links in this site for the modeling and visualizing of proteins and other biologically ...

    The 1.2-Megabase Genome Sequence of Mimivirus part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    We recently reported the discovery and preliminary characterization of Mimivirus, the largest known virus, with a 400-nanometer particle size comparable to mycoplasma. Mimivirus is a double-stranded ...

    Are Viruses Alive? part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    This article discusses how viruses, somewhere between living and nonliving, are categorized in biology, and their role in evolution. For about 100 years, the scientific community has repeatedly ...

    Do viruses form lineages across different domains of life? part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    The scarce characterization of the viral world has hampered our efforts to appreciate the magnitude and diversity of the viral domain. It appears that almost every species can be infected by a number ...

    Bacteriophage observations and evolution part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    Bacteriophages are classified into one order and 13 families. Over 5100 phages have been examined in the electron microscope since 1959. At least 4950 phages (96%) are tailed. They constitute the ...

    Probing Biodiversity: Molecular Techniques Offer Powerful New Tools part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    This article introduces the molecular methods used to assess biological diversity. It begins by defining DNA and nucleotide sequencing. An illustration describes the application of molecular methods ...

    Post-Viking Microbiology: New Approaches, New Data, New Insights part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    This journal article, published in 1999, discusses the advances made in microbiology and microbial ecology in the 20 years since the Viking missions to Mars. The article briefly reviews this new ...

    Structure of a microbial mat at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    This journal article reports the findings from a study analyzing the microzonation of phototrophic bacteria in a flat laminated microbial mat at Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh on Cape Cod, MA. It ...

    Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth part of SERC Print Resource Collection
    This richly illustrated book combines vivid images from the complementary major PBS television series with imaginative original artwork to tell the compelling story of the world of microbes and their ...